Deputies vote to approve law on amendments and supplements of a number of articles of the Law on the Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, as well as the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)Upon being granted an e-visa, a foreigner can enter and exitan unlimited number of times within 90 days, without having to go throughprocedures for obtaining a new visa.
Citizens of countries that are unilaterally exempted fromvisas by Vietnam will be granted temporary residence for 45 days (up from 15days) and can be considered for visa issuance and temporary residence extensionaccording to regulations.
With 95.14% of deputies saying “yes”, the 15th legislatureapproved the law on amendments and supplements of a number of articles of theLaw on the Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, as well as the Law onForeigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam.The law will take effect from August 15, 2023.
Chairman of the NA Committee for National Defence andSecurity Le Tan Toi said that immigration procedures to be carried out online willpromote efficiency in the management of entry and exit activities as well ascreate more favourable conditions for Vietnamese and foreigners alike.
Currently, the e-visa issued by the Immigration Departmentto foreigners through the electronic transaction system is only valid once. Vietnamis issuing e-visas to citizens of 80 countries./.
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